About the Book: Not Just Cricket: A Reporters Journey through Modern India
Eminent journalist Pradeep Magazines memoir is a story of lived, real
experiences, of joy, sorrow, fear, loss and hope, and about how an uprooted
identity shapes ones attitude towards society and the nation. From the Kashmir
of the 1950s to terror-stricken Punjab, from the Mandir-Masjid divide and the
impact of Mandal politics to the tragic consequences of the Kashmir
situation-Magazine paints a fascinating portrait of modern India. At the core of
the book are accounts of some of the most epochal events in Indias cricketing
history, woven around personal encounters with several well-known